{"product_id":"otis-spann-walking-the-blues-candid-reissue","title":"OTIS SPANN - Walking The Blues (Candid Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #ff0000;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - 180g Black Vinyl.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps best known for his long association with the legendary \u003cstrong\u003eMuddy Waters\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eOtis Spann\u003c\/strong\u003e is largely recognised as one of the greatest blues pianists of all time, if not the greatest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Spann made a name for himself in Chicago by the mid 1940s, it wasn't until 1960 that he got the opportunity to record an album of his own. The sessions Spann did with \u003cstrong\u003eCandid Records\u003c\/strong\u003e co-founder \u003cstrong\u003eNat Hentoff\u003c\/strong\u003e that year resulted in the legendary album \u003cem\u003eOtis Spann Is The Blues\u003c\/em\u003e. (Incidentally, this was also the first album ever recorded for the fledgling New York City based label.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tracks on \u003cem\u003eWalking The Blues\u003c\/em\u003e were recorded during those same sessions in August of 1960 in New York City. Left on the cutting room floor, they would not be officially released until 1972, two years after Spann's untimely death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Lockwood Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e, also from Muddy Water's group, accompanies Spann on guitar here as he does on the \u003cem\u003eIs The Blues\u003c\/em\u003e album. But \u003cem\u003eWalking The Blues\u003c\/em\u003e also features Spann's close friend, veteran singer and composer \u003cstrong\u003eJames Oden\u003c\/strong\u003e, better known to blues fans as \u003cstrong\u003eSt. Louis Jimmy\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStripped down to just the these musicians, this magnificently performed and produced set showcases Spann's voice as well as piano. Spann stretches out with his pulsing two-handed rhythmic attack, and brings the barrelhouse piano style of his youth in line with the modern Chicago style he embodied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Candid","offers":[{"title":"LP - 180g Vinyl","offer_id":49520420487513,"sku":"SDZ-26882","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Otis_Spann_-_Walking_The_Blues_-_LP_180g_Vinyl_-_2024_Candid_Reissue.jpg?v=1729257691","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/otis-spann-walking-the-blues-candid-reissue","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}